Football Game Preview: Duarte Falcons vs. Garey Vikings

By Team Reports Oct 9, 2024, 12:13am

Football Preview: Duarte Falcons vs. Garey Vikings

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The Duarte Falcons will challenge the Garey Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Duarte knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Garey likes a good challenge.

Duarte is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Ganesha just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Giants by a score of 34-31. The matchup marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Duarte might have lost, but man, Avenn Ortiz was a machine: he threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 84 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (101 yards to be exact) went to Alex Perez.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Garey, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in September. They enjoyed a cozy 33-14 win over Bassett on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Vikings needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.

Having lost for the first time this season, Duarte fell to 5-1. As for Garey, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.

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